You see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage (束缚) forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary，the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.
I paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.
56. When hiking in the foothills, the author was ______.
A. lonely B. delighted C. nervous D. confused
57. When fighting with the water, the rocks ______.
A. were made into irregular patterns B. were lacking in the spirit of struggle
C. stuck to their original method all the way D. redesigned their path according to the situation
58. The water won the battle mainly because it was______.
A. changeable B. brave C. aggressive D. powerful
59. The author wrote the text mainly to _______.
A. stress the importance of determination B. praise the open-mindedness of the stream
C. share with us his interesting journey D. give us some advice on how to deal with challenges
□B
A program in the United States invites young people to visit a prison. The goal is to teach them to avoid bad choices and bad influences that could put them behind bars for life.
Students can take a tour of the prison, in school groups or by themselves.At the end, the young people sit down for a discussion with some of the inmates. The program is called Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy, or PATT. It takes place at the Maryland Correctional Institution-HagerstoWn, a medium-security prison for men. Sal Mauriello, a case specialist, said,“We have agroup of eleven inmates who are in the PATT program. They tell the youthwhat they went through as a child, what their crimes consist of. They try toteach them about peer pressure (同伴间的压力). They try to teach them aboutbad choices.” The Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy program also includes anessay-writing contest, and most teens who visit come to un'derstand what evenone bad decision can mean.
Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy began in 1988. It is one of Maryland'soldest programs to keep young people from a life of crime. But there are alsoothers. Prison spokesman Mark Vernarelli said, “We found that girls reallyneed special sit-down sessions sometimes more than'boys do, so we have aprogram for girls only. we also have a program that travels across the state,which talks about the dangers of gang affiliation (加入帮派) .”
The prisoners in the PATT program also gain from the program. It offersthem a chance to help repay society for their crimes, and keep others fromfollowing in their footsteps.
60. The underlined word“inmates”in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. officials in the prison B. organizers of PATT
C. specialists on crime D. persons put into prison
61. PATT teaches students to______.
A. care about people around them B. do something for the prisoners
C. be careful about making decisions D. improve awareness of personal safety
62. We can infer from the text that_______ .
A. PATT is a win-win program B. students should not make friends with prisoners
C. teachers must accompany students in PATT
D. students help improve the conditions of the prison
63. What would be the best title for the text?
A. PATT Helps Prisoners Live a New Life B. Peer Pressure—a Cause for Youth's Crime
C. A Program to Scare Youth away from Prison D. Teen Crime—a Great Concern for the Public
□C
Do you suffer from perfectionism (完美主义)?
According to psychologist and perfectionism researcher, Hamachek D.E., there are two types of perfectionism: normal and neurotic (神经质). A person with normal or healthy perfectionism feels a deep sense of pleasure from the dull effort of working towards “perfect”. And then there are the neurotic or unhealthy perfectionists w ho never feel satisfied but keep struggling towards impossible goals. These people often measure thei r own self-worth entirely in terms of productivity and accomplishment.
self-worth entirely in terms of productivity and accomplishment.
It is necessary to notice if you are struggling and feel tense while trying to perfect your recipe, article, parenting, job, project, etc. — you are fighting and resisting your own humanness (人性).
How do you know if you Suffer from perfectionism?
● Are you afraid of making mistakes?
● Do you get impatient with others when they make a mistake?
● If you fail an assignment (任务) at work or school, do you feel like a failure?
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